Crestview’s Dylan Stoffer (left) and Caleb Gaydos converge on Champion’s Marky Nolan during Wednesday’s boys-girls doubleheader. (Salem News/Gary Leininger)

Champion 68, Crestview 62

COLUMBIANA — Zack Morris’ steal and layup late in the third quarter gave Champion the lead for good in a 68-62 decision over Crestview in Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier play Wednesday.

Champion improves to 3-12, while Crestview moves to 5-10. Both teams are 2-7 in league play.

Morris’ basket gave Champion a 44-43 lead with 19 seconds left in the third quarter.

Champions lead got as high as six points in the fourth quarter at 50-44 and also the final score. Crestview cut the margin to 63-60 with 42 seconds remaining, but got no closer.

Crestview led 15-11 after the first quarter and the teams were tied 31-31 at halftime.

Both teams play today as Crestview hosts Garrettsville Garfield and Champion visits Liberty.

CH: 11-20-13-24–68

CR: 15-16-11-20–62

Leetonia 71, Urban Scholars 37

LEETONIA — Leetonia junior Jason King totaled a career-high 37 points and 12 rebounds as the Bears cruised past Youngstown Academy for Urban Scholars on Wednesday.

King hit five three-pointers during a 23-point third-quarter outburst in which the Bears outscored Urban Scholars 34-11.

Dylan Johns added 18 points and Aiden Hunter eight.

Leetonia improves to 4-11, while Urban Scholars drop to 2-7.

Leetonia also won the two-quarter junior varsity game, 20-11. Kadyn Taylor and Dylan Brown each scored six points for the Bears.

Both teams play Southern Local next — Leetonia hosts the Indians on Friday and Urban Scholars travels to Southern on Saturday

US: 7-10-11- 9–37

L: 17- 5-34-15–71

URBAN SCHOLARS SCORING: Kam’rean Black 1-1-3, Louis Henderson 4-0-11, Bruce Knupp 2-1-5, Cameron Kimla 2-1-5, Davion Poyssick 0-0-0, Ladelylo Williams 1-0-2, X’Zavionn Jones 5-1-11. TEAM TOTALS: 15, 4: 37.

LEETONIA SCORING: Ethan Matia 2-0-5, Jason King 12-7-37, Dylan Johns 8-1-18, Kyle Brown 0-0-0, Aiden Hunter 4-0-8, Chase Bondi 1-0-2, Dylan Brown 0-1-1. TEAM TOTALS: 27, 9: 71.

Three-point goals: Urban Scholars 3 (Henderson 3), Leetonia 8 (King 6, Mathia, Johns).

Tusky Central 44, Southern 41

NEW PHILADELPHIA — Tuscarawas Central Catholic survived 29% shooting from the field and 35% from the foul line to beat Southern Local, 44-41, Wednesday.

Dylan Dumermuth had a game-high 20 points and four steals to lead the Saints.

The Saints improve to 3-11 and the Indians drop to 1-13.

Landen Heffner topped the Indians with 13 points. Jacob McCurdy collected 12 points and eight rebounds.

Southern will play at Leetonia on Friday

SL: 8-11-13- 9–41

TC: 11-13-10-10–44

SOUTHERN LOCAL SCORING: Jack Pitts 1-2-5, Landen Heffner 4-4-13, Jacob McCurdy 4-4-12, Ben Paxson 0-0-0, Aiden Davis 3-0-6, Mason Pitts 0-5-5, Trevor Groff 0-0-0, Kim Charid-Guliman 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 12-46, 15-20: 41.

TUSCARAWAS CENTRAL SCORING: Ellis Jackson 3-0-6, Dylan Dumermuth 8-0-20, Cal Stewart 1-2-4, Gavin Rankin 2-0-5, Ethan Rothrock 1-2-4, Joe Moss 0-0-0, Nick Civiello 1-0-3, Marion Gonzalez 0-2-2. TEAM TOTALS: 16-55, 6-17: 44.

Three-point goals: Southern 2-12 (J. Pitts, Heffner), Tusky Central 6-27 (Dumermuth 4, Rankin, Civiello).